# 1959–60 Football League

The 1959–60 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season of The Football League.

## Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Burnley (C) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 61 | 1.393 | 55 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 1.582 | 54 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 53 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 | 49 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 1.157 | 48 | |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 80 | 1.275 | 45 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 1.051 | 44 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 76 | 1.039 | 44 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 44 | |
| 11 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 40 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 39 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 39 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 38 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 0.936 | 37 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 0.929 | 37 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 0.835 | 37 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 36 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 35 | |
| 21 | Leeds United (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 0.707 | 34 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 0.685 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | PNE | SHW | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 |
| Birmingham City | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 0–1 |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 |
| Everton | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Fulham | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Luton Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–6 |
| Manchester United | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 |
| Newcastle United | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 7–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Preston North End | 0–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| West Ham United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | | 3–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aston Villa (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 43 | 2.070 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 58 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 66 | 1.364 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | 50 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 48 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 47 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 87 | 1.034 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 47 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 47 | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 1.246 | 44 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 | 1.147 | 44 | |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 40 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 39 | |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 38 | |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 36 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 | 0.800 | 36 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 35 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 35 | |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 0.685 | 35 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 32 | |
| 21 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 97 | 0.619 | 27 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AST | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CHA | DER | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEY | LIN | LIV | MID | PLY | POR | ROT | SCU | SHU | STK | SUN | SWA |
| Aston Villa | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 11–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Bristol City | 0–5 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Derby County | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Hull City | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 6–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 |
| Leyton Orient | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Portsmouth | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Stoke City | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | | 4–0 |
| Swansea Town | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |

### Maps
## Third Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Southampton | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 1.413 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1.519 | 59 | Promoted |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 1.293 | 52 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 1.243 | 52 | |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 1.238 | 52 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 1.279 | 51 | |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 1.255 | 51 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 1.352 | 49 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 52 | 1.122 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 1.091 | 46 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 1.027 | 46 | |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 1.013 | 46 | |
| 14 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 60 | 1.013 | 46 | |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 0.972 | 46 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 0.885 | 46 | |
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 0.985 | 44 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 53 | 0.845 | 43 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 0.892 | 42 | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 0.960 | 41 | |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 0.781 | 38 | Relegated |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 0.723 | 36 | Relegated |
| 23 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 71 | 0.673 | 36 | Welsh Cup winners, relegated |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 70 | 0.463 | 27 | Relegated |
* ↑ Wrexham were Welsh Cup winners this season, but in the league they ended up in the relegation zone.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | B&BA | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | MAN | NPC | NWC | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TRA | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Barnsley | 5–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Bradford City | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Bury | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Chesterfield | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Colchester United | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Coventry City | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 |
| Grimsby Town | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Halifax Town | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mansfield Town | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 |
| Newport County | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| Norwich City | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Reading | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Southampton | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Southend | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | | 1–3 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Tranmere | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Wrexham | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 |
| York City | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |

### Maps
## Fourth Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 1.700 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 1.551 | 60 | Promoted |
| 3 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 1.448 | 60 | Promoted |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 1.373 | 57 | Promoted |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 1.377 | 53 | |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 1.349 | 53 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 1.072 | 52 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 1.313 | 50 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 1.143 | 49 | |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 1.074 | 49 | |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 1.029 | 49 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 1.083 | 46 | |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 1.041 | 45 | |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 0.898 | 45 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 0.863 | 43 | |
| 16 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 1.133 | 42 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 0.908 | 42 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.885 | 41 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 0.773 | 41 | |
| 20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 0.766 | 40 | |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 0.522 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 0.674 | 33 | Failed re-election |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 0.494 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 0.541 | 27 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BPA | CRL | CHE | CRE | CRY | DAR | DON | EXE | GAT | GIL | HAR | MIL | NOR | NTC | OLD | ROC | SOU | STP | TOR | WAL | WAT | WRK |
| Aldershot | | 6–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Barrow | 3–0 | | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Carlisle United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Chester | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 8–1 | 0–1 |
| Darlington | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Exeter City | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Gateshead | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Gillingham | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Hartlepools United | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Millwall | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 4–2 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Notts County | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Rochdale | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Southport | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Watford | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 3–2 |
| Workington | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |